Darth Vader Homestar Projector: The Light Side of the Dark Side of the Force

Sega has been making their Homestar planetariums for a number of years, and has finally created one that might just be worthy of a place in my geek sanctuary, with the release of their new Darth Vader Homestar projector.

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Shaped like Vader’s iconic helmet, a flap on top conceals a small planetarium projector that splashes about 10,000 tiny stars and planetary bodies on your walls and ceiling. You’ll also see Vader’s TIE fighter floating among the stars. Though I’m surprised there’s no Death Star out there in the heavens.  For that, you actually need to go with the R2-D2 Homestar.

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You can the Darth Vader Homestar projector over on Amazon Japan for ¥4,200 (~$45 USD) now, but if you absolutely must have one outside of Japan, you can find it over at the Japan Trend Shop for about double that price.

[via Japan Star Wars]

Darth Vader Head Planetarium

Darth Vader Head PlanetariumEver wondered what goes on in the mind of the Dark Lord of the Sith himself, Darth Vader? Yes, he has seen far better days when all of his limbs were intact and he was a Jedi Master, but when he puts on that nefarious mask of his, coupled with a heavy and labored breathing, you know for sure that he is the embodiment of fear. As we all know, fear is one factor that prevents people from falling asleep peacefully, so it is nice to see Darth Vader do some good for once (other than saving his son from Force Lightning, but that is a different story for another day), by helping little ones fall asleep, of course.

Segatoys has come up with this unique Darth Vader head planetarium, which is capable of displaying a cool 10,000 stars as well as a TIE Fighter image which will fly around your ceiling. Too bad you will not see a Death Star in the horizon that is blown to bits because of a flaw in the engineering design. The Darth Vader head planetarium will be powered by a quartet of AA batteries and retail for approximately $71 after conversion.

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Star Wars Death Star Planetarium

I know that when it comes to the world of science fiction, things work differently where the laws of physics are concerned. Still, something as large as the Death Star in the Star Wars trilogy (the original one before Jar Jar Binks was introduced to the dismay of the universe) would not have passed the safety design school and laws of today, considering how one could leave a crucial weakness of the structure exposed to the flight path of a photon torpedo, let alone the version after that allowing enough leeway for a starfighter to fly through to its core and detonating it. Well, we are not talking about engineering structures today, but rather, would want to give you an opportunity to learn more about space thanks to the £24.99 Star Wars Death Star Planetarium.

With the Star Wars Death Star Planetarium, you will be able to turn a darkened room into a Star Wars galaxy, where this 2-in-1 tabletop Death Star will open up to reveal a planetary projector which lights up and displays either the Star Wars galaxy with planet names should you want your imagination to run wild, or to have it project Earth’s night sky. Switching between the two is a cinch, while the included cover ensures that your room returns to normal as it fits over the top of the planetarium. The Star Wars Death Star Planetarium is not powered by a core reactor, but rather, just a trio of AA batteries are required, and it will not have the destructive power to obliterate planets, so fret not. I wonder if the erased Kamino system is displayed or not…

[ Star Wars Death Star Planetarium copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

SegaToys upgrade its Homestar R2-D2 with the Homestar R2-D2 EX

Segatoys introduces the HomeStar many “moons” ago, a nice little toy that will project the milky-way and other stars on your ceiling. Back in June 2011, SegaToys announced the Homestar R2-D2, a enhanced version of the regular Homestar planetarium in the shape of RD-D2 and that was capable to project the Death Star along side other regular celestial objects.
Today, SegeToys introduced an enhanced version of the Homestar R2-D2 with the Homestar R2-D2 EX which comes with many …